Necktie



Aug. 13, 1929. M. E. JOHNSTON NECKTIE Filed May 10, 1924 Patented Aug. 13, 1929.

MARIE ESTELLE JOHNSTON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

NECKTIE.

Application filed May 10,

This invention relates to neckties, and more particularly to an interwoven necktie.

The object of the invention is to provide a necktie consisting of a fiat tape interwoven in a manner to produce an attractive necktie having maximum wearing qualities, and which may be produced of different colored tape of artistic weave, coloration and design.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain combinations and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings F ig. 1 is a face view of one end of the necktie and its intermediate or collar engaging portion, constructed in accordance with the invention, part of the tie being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective View showing the weaving employed in connection with the warp and weft tapes composing the tie.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the overlapping tape strands or braid employed at the edges of the tie at the narrow part of the tie.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on the line 44 Fig. 1, and

I Fig. 5 is a perspective View corresponding to F ig.- 2 but showing a modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawings in detail, in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the improved and interwoven neck-- tie is composed of warp and weft strands of a fiat, braided or other suitable tape in terwoven in a novel manner. The tie is generally designated by the number 6, and is provided with a warp tape 7 which is alternated from end to end of the tie to provide plurality of warp strands, the tape at the ends of tie being turned or bent over as indicated at 8, being arranged upon a suitable form or machine capable of interweaving the tape as may be found convenient or desirable in the art. The weft tape is designated at 9, and is alternately woven under and over the warp strands 7 and folded over the edges as indicated at 10, as it is extended or woven back and forth across the tie the complete length thereof. To give additional strength the edge strands of the warp tape are preferably folded longitudinally with the fold 1924. Serial No. 712,327.

outermost as indicated at 11 in Figs. 2 and 5.

To provide a neck band portion of less width than the end portions of the tie, the warp strands are gradually crowded together as illustrated in Fig. 1 and at the narrowest part are overlapping. This overlapping is preferably introduced on the edge warp strands and may be augmented by overlapping t-wo of the interior warp strands to reduce the seven warp strands illustrated in the wide portion to the four strands il lustrated in the narrow port-ion 12 in Fig. 1. Obviously the number of warp strands will vary according to the width of the end portions desired and the overlapping of the warp strands at the narrow portion will be varied accordingly.

In all cases, however, the desired results can be readily attained in the manner indicated with one continuous flat warp tape and one continuous weft tape, which continuous flat. warp and weft tapes give the distinguishing characteristic and desirable finish and effect to applicants improved tie.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings a modification of the invention is shown, in which certain of the longitudinal tapes 7 are provided with a plurality of tapes, as indicated at 15, consisting of one strand composed of a tape laid over another and running throughout the length of the tie in this doubled relation.

At the ends of the tie, the ends of the longitudinal strands formed by the tapes are anchored in any suitable manner as by stitching, as indicated at 16. In addition, to keep the tie in shape, and maintain the relation of the tapes one to another, longitudinal stitchings are provided along the edges, as indicated at 17, which may be extended around the ends to form the stitchings 16 which anchor the ends of the tape. By this construction, I provide a very desirable and attractive as well as strong interwoven tie. As previously stated, the ties may be made of strands the tape preferably being braided of one color such as black or white or may be made in various colors combined in different designs, of artistic weaves and coloration so that innumerable designs may be produced by the construction described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. An improved necktie comprising a fiat tape folded back and forth to constitute a plurality of warp strands, the outermost edge warp strands being folded upon themselves longitudinally and positioned with the fold outermost, and a Hat tape folded back and forth and interwoven with said warp strands to constitute weft strands, said warp strands being gradually overlapped central- 1y of the tie to produce a narrow neck band portion.

2. The structure specified in claim 1 with stitching securing the folds of the Weft and 10 warp strands marginally of the tie.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

MARIE ESTELLE JOHNSTON. 

